Incase you are wondering why the employees were served through this event instead of the victims who are staying in the SafePlace facility it is because the employees of this incredible organization deserve to be honored for their sacrifices! The counseling team at times suffer from what is known as "compassion fatigue" and we wanted to help in any way possible to minimize this in their lives. Compassion Fatigue is caused by the amount of stress and heartache that the counselors take on during their efforts to counsel the women and children who are actually living out this nightmare of abuse in their lives. Let's say, for example, that Jenny is a therapist at SafePlace who counsels Amy who has recently sought out SafePlace for help during her efforts to break free from her pimp who kidnapped her from a shopping mall at 15 and has been selling her to 20 men a day for the last 3 years. Jenny will take Amy through the emotional healing process for the next year and during that year Amy will share some of her darkest recollections and heartache with Jenny. Jenny does not make nearly enough money to even live above the poverty line working at SafePlace, despite her masters degree in psychology and her decade of experience in the field. Financial gain is not something she or anyone working with SafePlace can seek because they will be left sorely disappointed considering they make a fraction of what their colleagues outside the nonprofit sector make. These men and women are in it to HELP, they are in it to make a difference in our community. They hear the dark and dirty and they live through it, baring the weight of the heartache of their patients seeking restoration. These people do not simply show up to work collect a pay check and leave work at the building of SafePlace but instead they carry it home, they are praying for these people, they are often times using what little they do make to sew back into the organization that they choose to provide their services to. Their patients become part of their life and because of that we want to honor them by donating services and fun for their enjoyment. A.C.T.S group members want them to know that the ATX community values them and NEEDS them to continue to fight this battle with their patients. We just absolutely LOVE SafePlace and we want to not only help them reach the victims but also help them staff quality people who know their value in this community. Thank you for all of your donations and support, we absolutely love you too!
On a brisk December morning, the kids and parents of A.C.T.S gathered our efforts and our communities donations for an incredible cause! Our children managed the bake sale table where they learned how to make change during their transactions as well as how to interact with community and make sales. The moms and dads of A.C.T.S spent weeks collecting donations, pricing, organizing, and preparing for this fun, learning filled experience. This fundraiser was a little different from what you might expect. Our efforts raised just over $400.00 and went to providing special perks for the counseling team at SafePlace. Incase you are wondering why the employees were served through this event instead of the victims who are staying in the SafePlace facility it is because the employees of this incredible organization deserve to be honored for their sacrifices! The counseling team at times suffer from what is known as "compassion fatigue" and we wanted to help in any way possible to minimize this in their lives. Compassion Fatigue is caused by the amount of stress and heartache that the counselors take on during their efforts to counsel the women and children who are actually living out this nightmare of abuse in their lives. Let's say, for example, that Jenny is a therapist at SafePlace who counsels Amy who has recently sought out SafePlace for help during her efforts to break free from her pimp who kidnapped her from a shopping mall at 15 and has been selling her to 20 men a day for the last 3 years. Jenny will take Amy through the emotional healing process for the next year and during that year Amy will share some of her darkest recollections and heartache with Jenny. Jenny does not make nearly enough money to even live above the poverty line working at SafePlace, despite her masters degree in psychology and her decade of experience in the field. Financial gain is not something she or anyone working with SafePlace can seek because they will be left sorely disappointed considering they make a fraction of what their colleagues outside the nonprofit sector make. These men and women are in it to HELP, they are in it to make a difference in our community. They hear the dark and dirty and they live through it, baring the weight of the heartache of their patients seeking restoration. These people do not simply show up to work collect a pay check and leave work at the building of SafePlace but instead they carry it home, they are praying for these people, they are often times using what little they do make to sew back into the organization that they choose to provide their services to. Their patients become part of their life and because of that we want to honor them by donating services and fun for their enjoyment. A.C.T.S group members want them to know that the ATX community values them and NEEDS them to continue to fight this battle with their patients. We just absolutely LOVE SafePlace and we want to not only help them reach the victims but also help them staff quality people who know their value in this community. Thank you for all of your donations and support, we absolutely love you too!
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AuthorCarrissa Bradford started A.C.T.S Community outreach in 2014 to invite people to join her as she experiments with pouring love out on to the city of Austin, Tx. With help from the Holy Spirit, Carrissa hopes to find and fulfill her purpose and bring her puzzle piece to God's puzzle building table Archives
August 2015
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